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Herbert Jeffrey Hancock (born April 12, 1940) is an American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer. [2] Hancock started his career with trumpeter Donald Byrd 's group. He shortly thereafter joined the Miles Davis Quintet, where he helped to redefine the role of a jazz rhythm section and was one of the primary architects of the post-bop sound. In the 1970s, Hancock experimented with jazz ...
Joshua Redman was born in Berkeley, California, to jazz saxophonist Dewey Redman and dancer and librarian Renee Shedroff. [1] He is Jewish. [2] [3] He was exposed to many kinds of music at the Center for World Music in Berkeley, where his mother studied South Indian dance. Some of his earliest lessons in music and improvisation were on recorder ...
Bradford Alexander Mehldau ( / ˈmɛlˌdaʊ /; born August 23, 1970) is an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. Mehldau studied music at The New School, touring and recording while still a student. He was a member of saxophonist Joshua Redman 's quartet in the mid-1990s, and has led his own trio since the early 1990s.
Learn about Louis Armstrong, the legendary jazz musician and singer who influenced the development of American music and culture in the 20th century.
The album won the 2024 Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album. [13] Zuraitis is also the premier vocalist for the Birdland Big Band and frequently performs at jazz Dizzy’s Club at Lincoln Center, Birdland, the Blue Note Jazz Club, the Carlyle at the Carlyle Hotel, 54 Below and the 55 Bar.
Lauren Henderson (born November 5, 1986, in Marblehead, Massachusetts) [2] is an American jazz singer based in New York and Miami. She has released nine albums and one EP through her label Brontosaurus Records.
Najee was born in the lower west side of Manhattan in New York City and lived his teenage years in Queens, New York. His father died at a young age, and Najee and siblings were raised by his mother Mary Richards. His mother was an important figure and supporter throughout his life and musical career.